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Archive for June 6th, 2024

New moon of June 2024 tonight lets Saturn, Mars and Jupiter shine

June 6th, 2024 by

The dark skies of the new moon of June 2024 will allow some of the naked eye planets to stand out late in the night after midnight.

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SpaceX Starship launches nail-biting Flight 4 test of the world’s most powerful rocket (video, photos)

June 6th, 2024 by

SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket for the fourth time ever this morning (June 6) in a dramatic and nail-biting liftoff.

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Everything we know about ‘Destiny 2: The Final Shape’

June 6th, 2024 by

The Light and Darkness saga of Destiny 2, which contains the first ten years of Destiny, is ending with The Final Shape. This is everything we know about it.

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Chang’e 6 mission’s far-side moon samples enter return-to-Earth module in lunar orbit

June 6th, 2024 by

The two spacecraft of the Chang’e 6 mission met and docked in orbit over the moon on Thursday (June 6) to transfer samples the moon’s far side. They’ll now be returned to Earth.

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More people Googled ‘northern lights’ in May 2024 than in any other month in history

June 6th, 2024 by

More people Googled ‘northern lights’ in May 2024 than in any other month in Google’s history. Here we explore the science behind the search trends and uncover why May saw such a spike in sun-related searches.

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Fly over the scarred canyons of Mars in this breathtaking video from European spacecraft

June 6th, 2024 by

ESA’s Mars Express orbiter surveyed the vast Nili Fossae trenches, which formed following a massive impact billions of years ago, when water flowed over the Martian surface.

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‘Everything’s a compromise:’ How this NASA astronaut put Boeing’s Starliner to the test (exclusive)

June 6th, 2024 by

NASA astronaut Bob Hines helped bring the first Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station. Now he’s part of the large ground team supporting Crew Test Flight, which launched May 21.

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Watch Boeing’s Starliner arrive at ISS today on historic 1st astronaut mission

June 6th, 2024 by

Boeing’s Starliner capsule is scheduled to reach the ISS today (June 6) on its first-ever crewed mission, and you can watch the action live.

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